can a 24v fan be converted to a 12v fan?

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 6:49 pm

Just wondering if there was a way to do this... so that the fan would spin at the same rpm and thus put out the same air flow? cause i know its only running at half its speed being fed with 12v's instead of 24.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 9:32 pm

Nope. No easy way.

TheSovereign · Post by **TheSovereign** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 9:43 pm

you would have to recoil it and you would draw double the watts to pull it @ the same speed

Post by **TonyH** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 9:45 pm

Originally posted by TheSovereign
you would have to recoil it and you would draw double the watts to pull it @ the same speed

Yep, like FP said, "Nope. No easy way."

Jim Z · Post by **Jim Z** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 10:22 pm

double the watts

double the current for the same power. remember that 24V at 2A is the same power as 12V at 4A.

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 10:36 pm

gotcha thought maybe there was a resistor inside there on the PCB i could change to drop it to 12v's...

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 8:50 pm

umm... just build an inverter. if thats really what you want to do.